No Doubt grace the May cover of SPIN magazine – and I have to say they all look great! Gwen is not the only one who is aging quite gracefully. I’m going to the Boston stop on their summer reunion tour, and this cover only adds to my excitement. They’re baaaaaack! Let’s hope a new album follows in the next year or two!

No Doubt‘s new single, a cover of Adam & The Ants’ classic “Stand and Deliver”, has been released to the net as No Doubt is giving away downloads of their entire discography, including the new song, when you purchase tickets to their summer reunion tour. I love No Doubt, and while this song has its catchy moments, it’s not really what I was expecting. Do you think this song will be yet another hit for the supergroup? Either way, I’m still excited as hell to see them live this June! Listen to the new song below.

No Doubt – “Stand and Deliver”

If you read the blog you might remember a while back when I announced that Gwen and the boys of No Doubt are going on tour this summer with new pop-rock band Paramore. Well now, through their official website, the band has announced the full set of tour dates! I can NOT wait for this summer!

Watch the official announcement here: http://www.nodoubt.com/player/default.aspx?mid=4434

No Doubt 2009 Summer Tour:
5/03/2009  East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands Sports Complex (Bamboozle Festival)
5/16/2009  Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay Events Center (Tiger Jam XII)
5/19/2009  Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center 
5/20/2009  Bakersfield, CA – Rabobank Arena 
5/22/2009  San Diego, CA – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre 
5/23/2009  Phoenix, AZ – Cricket Wireless Pavilion 
5/25/2009  Salt Lake City, UT – The E Center 
5/27/2009  Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre 
5/28/2009  Albuquerque, NM – Journal Pavilion 
5/30/2009  Dallas, TX – Superpages.com Center 
5/31/2009  Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 
6/02/2009  Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheatre 
6/03/2009  West Palm Beach, FL  – Cruzan Amphitheatre 
6/05/2009  Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre 
6/06/2009  Charlotte, NC – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 
6/08/2009  Raleigh, NC – Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion 
6/10/2009  Virginia Beach, VA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 
6/11/2009  Philadelphia, PA – Susquehanna Bank Center 
6/13/2009  Pittsburgh, PA – Post-Gazette Pavilion 
6/14/2009  Washington, DC – Nissan Pavilion 
6/16/2009  Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre 
6/17/2009  Montreal, QC – Centre Bell 
6/19/2009  Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center 
6/20/2009  Boston, MA – Comcast Center 
6/24/2009  Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena 
6/26/2009  Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center *** ON SALE TBD  
6/27/2009  Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater 
6/29/2009  Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center 
7/02/2009  Milwaukee, WI – Marcus Amphitheater (Summerfest)
7/03/2009  Detroit, MI – Palace Of Auburn Hills 
7/05/2009  St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center 
7/06/2009  Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre 
7/08/2009  St. Louis, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 
7/10/2009  Indianapolis, IN – Verizon Wireless Music Center 
7/11/2009  Chicago, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre 
7/13/2009  Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre 
7/15/2009  Calgary, AB – Pengrowth Saddledome 
7/16/2009  Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place 
7/18/2009  Vancouver, BC – General Motors Place 
7/19/2009  Seattle, WA – White River Amphitheatre 
7/21/2009  Concord, CA – Sleep Train Pavilion 
7/24/2009  Sacramento, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre 
7/25/2009  Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre 
7/31/2009  Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 
8/01/2009  Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Another cool tidbit about the tour – there will be $10 and $25 tickets available for certain venues. It’s nice to see that such a huge act like No Doubt doesn’t jack up their ticket prices just because they can. Love them!

“Your wildness scares me;
    so does your freedom.”

At work doing some purchase orders. iPhone on shuffle.
Forgot how great this song is, (and the Hype Williams anime-inspired video).

No Doubt – “Ex-Girlfriend”

“The whole reason for going on this tour was to have fun, try on all our favorite songs again and to get inspired to make new music. It feels good to be all together again.” – Gwen Stefani

One of my all-time favorite bands, No Doubt, is slowly planning a comeback – and their first step? A major U.S. tour with the popular new band Paramore as an opening act! Hayley Williams, Paramore’s lead singer says of the tour,

“What a dream tour! We couldn’t be more excited to kick off 2009 by touring with a band like No Doubt.”

Read the full story at No Doubt’s official webpage:
http://www.nodoubt.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20198